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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, James Proffitt, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sturgeon, Who We Are and What We Do

Conservation Coordination: Black Lake sturgeon fishing highlights contrasts between Native and state approaches

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now May 14, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Region

“Water is life” is the theme of day 1 of protests to shut down Enbridge Line 5

by Michigan Public May 13, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Michigan vows to seek Line 5 profits if Enbridge defies shutdown order

by Bridge Michigan May 12, 2021
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

On eve of Line 5 shutdown deadline, Enbridge vows to defy Michigan order

by Michigan Public May 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, New York, News, News Director's Pick-of-the-Week, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Sanctuaries: Two more National Marine Sanctuaries in the region see the finish line

by Natasha Blakely April 28, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Earth Week, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

17 Young People on the Moment the Climate Crisis Became Real to Them

by Teen Vogue April 26, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism

Native Rights: Where Great Lakes Tribes can fish and how much is up for debate

by Dave Spratt April 23, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Earth Week, Featured, History and Culture, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Recreation and Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Earth Day 2021: What can you do and where?

by Natasha Blakely April 21, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, History and Culture, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

How Microfishing Took the Angling World by (Very Small) Storm

by Hakai Magazine April 21, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Region

Michigan tribe seeks cultural property protection in path of Line 5 project

by Energy News Network April 19, 2021November 9, 2025

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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